Rail-support.



RAIL SUPPORT.

(Ap/plication med Jan. 24, 1902.)

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UNITED STATES l/VILIJIAM E. JAQUES, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORTO ALFRED O. OROZIER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of :Letters Patent No. 710,152', datedSeptember 30, 1902. Application tiled January 24, 1902. Serial No.91,061. KNO model.)

To f//ZZ wto'm, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. JAQUES, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residingat Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and-useful Improvements in Rail-Supports; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in rail-supports, and pertains moreespecially to improved means for fastening the rail of'a railway-trackto ties of cement or artificial stone.

` One object of this invention is to provide a rail-support. which Willeffectually brace the rail at its outer side.

Another object is to provide efficient means for preventing displacementof the rail upon a railway-tie which is simple and durable inconstruction, readily applied, and reliable in its operation.

With these objects in View and to the end of realizing other advantageshereinafter appearing the invention consistsin certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the accom panying drawings, FigureIisa vertical section showing arail secured upon a tie supporting it by means embodying my invention.Fig. II is a top plan in section on line ll II, Fig. I.

Referring to the drawings, a designates a tie which is instrumental Ainsupporting a rail b, extending over and across the said tie. The tie aconsists, preferably, of a block of cement or artificial stone.

The tie a at the outer side of the rail has an upwardly and inwardlyprojecting lug c, which overhangs the base of the rail at the outer sideof therail and forms an abutment or brace for the outer side of the railfrom the head to the base of the rail and (see Fig. I) snugly engagesthe under side ot' the railhead, as at The lug or projection c eX- tendsa suitable distance'longitudinally of the rail or crosswise of the tieand prevents the rail from displacement laterally and outwardly andcounteracts any tendency of the the plate d.

rail to roll or tip outwardly. Preferably the rail is not. seateddirectly upon the tie,but rests upon vthe upperside of aplate d, whichispreferably a metal plate. Acushion-forminglayer Ir of elastic andcotnpressible material-such, for instant-e, as rubber-is preferablyinterposed between the railbase and the plate d and reduces the wearupon theopposing surfaces of the said plate d and the said base to aminimum.

The plate (l has its central portion prefer'- ably depressed, as at e,below and centrally widthwise of the rail. The said depressed portieri eis preferably quadrilateral and depends and is embedded in the tie. Tileembedding or seating in the tie of the depressed portion e of the plated eectually prevents displacement of the plate laterally as well aslongitudinally of the tie.

The plate d is provided at the outer side of the rail `with an upwardlyand inwardly projecting flange h, which engages the outer edge of thebaseof the rail and 1preferably overhangs and tightlyeengages the upperside of the rail-base at the said side of the rail and is instrumentalin holding the rail down upon The fiange t constitutes a stop arrangedto prevent lateral outward displacement of the rail.

The flange h preferably engages the outer side of the web of the railand preferably eX- tends upwardly into contact with the head of therail, as shown very clearly in Fig. I.

Thelug c snugly engages the outer side of Vthe tiange h, which forms alining between the said lug and the rail and prevents Wear upon the saidlug Without interfering with the rail-bracing capacity of the lug.

It will be observed that by the construction hereinbefore described theplate d is not only prevented from displacement longitudinally andlaterally of the tie, but vertical displace-V .ment of the said plate isalso avoided.

The plate d extends inwardly a suitable distance beyond the inner sideof the base of the rail, and at the said edge is bent or iangedupwardly, as at l, and awedge m is driven between .the flange l and thesaid inner edge ofthe rail-base, which wedge also engages the upper sideof the said base, and obviously the application and operation of thesaid Wedge results in a clamping or close engagement be- ICI ` and theflange h, and the wedge also constitutes a clamp which causes the railat the inner side of its base to be tightly held down upon the saidplate.

It appears almost superfluous to remark that by the constructionhereinbefore dei scribed wear upon the tie and upon the rail is reducedto a minimum, that the parts are readily assembled, thatV bolts orsimilar fastening devices are rendered unnecessary, that the flange Z ofthe plate d and thewedge m are adequately instrumental in preventi-ngdisplacement of the rail inwardly and laterally from the rail-bracinglug c of the tie, and thatI the parts are not liable to get out oforder.

VVhatI claim isl. The combination, with the rail, and the tie arrangedbelow and .transversely of the rail, of means for bracing the outer sideof the rail; a plate interposed between the, base of the rail and thetie and provided, at one side of the rail, with a iange which isarranged opposite the side edge of the rail-base at the said side of therail, which plate is provided, at the opposite side of the rail, with anupwardly-projecting flange, and a wedge interposed between the innerside of the lastmentioned flange and the rail-base.

2. The combination, with the rail, and the tie arranged below andtransversely of the rail, of a plate interposed between the base of vtherail and the tie and provided, at the outer side ofthe rail, with anupwardly-projecting ange extending along the railbase at the said outerside of the rail, which plate is provided, at the inner side of therail, with an upwardly-projecting flange, and a wedge interposed betweenthe inner side of the lastmentioned flange and the rail-base.

3. The combination, with the rail, and the tie arranged below andtransversely of the rail and provided with a recess below the rail, of aplate interposed between the under side of the rail-base and the tie andprovided, below the rail, .with a depressed portion snugly engaging theaforesaid recess, means for holding the rail down upon the plate, andmeans for preventing upward displacement of the rail and the plate.. i

it. The combination, with the rail, and the tie arranged below'andtransversely of the rail and having a lug arranged to brace the outerside of the rail, ofa plate-interposed between the rail-base and the tieand having a portion or member extending into the tie, which plate isprovided, at the outer side of the rail, with a flange which overhangsand extends upwardly between the aforesaid lug and the rail, and meansfor preventing lat-- eral displacement of the rail inwardly from theaforesaid lug. y

5. The combination, with/the rail, and a tie arranged below andtransversely of the rail and having a lug overhanging the base of therail at the outer side of the rail and bracing the said side of therail, of a plate interposed between the under side of the rail-base andthe tie, which plate is provided, at the outer side of the rail, withaiiange which overhangs the rail-base and extends upwardly between theouter side of the web of therail and the aforesaid lug, and means forpreventing lateral displacement of the rail inwardly from the aforesaidlug.

ln testimony whereof l sign the foregoing specification, in the presenceof two witnesses, this 6th day of January, 1902, at Detroit, Michigan. Y

WILLIAM E. JAQUES. Witnesses:

JOHN C. I-IICKEY, JAMES E. DICKINsoN.

